PAST TENSE (PART 2) ENGLISH GRAMMAR EXERCISES WITH ANSWERS ITEMS FOR B1&B2 PART 2: UPPER-INTERMEDIATE LEVEL

 

ENGLISH GRAMMAR EXERCISES WITH ANSWERS ITEMS FOR B1&B2 PART 2: UPPER-INTERMEDIATE LEVEL PAST TENSE (PART 2)

 

706 When I … home I … nobody. It … like everyone … not less than an hour before. a) came/saw/seemed/went b) had come/had seen/seemed/had gone c) came/saw/seemed/had gone d) was coming/saw/had seemed/had gone 707 As soon as she … she … her mistake. a) had been answered/realized b) had answered/had realized c) had answered/realized d) had answered/had been realizing 708 By the time he … home, she … the piano for 2 hours. a) got/had been playing b) got/played c) had got/played d) got/was playing 709 My father … home totally exhausted. He … all day long. a) came/had driven b) had come/had driven c) came/had been driving d) came/was driving 710 That black car … to me for 4 years before I … it. a) had belonged/sold b) had been belonging/sold c) belonged/sold d) had belonged/had sold 711 Steve … the kitchen, … a glass of juice and … on the TV. a) had entered/drank/turned b) had entered/was drinking/turned c) entered/drank/turned d) entered/was drunk/turned 712 My cousin … on a career of a software developed when he … twentyfour. It … difficult because he … from IT college before. a) decided/was/wasn’t/had been graduating b) decided/had been/wasn’t/had graduated c) decided/was/wasn’t/had graduated d) decided/was/hadn’t been/had graduated 713 When he … in he … that she … a suitcase. a) had come/saw/had already packed b) came/saw/had already packed c) came/saw/already packed d) had come/had seen/had already packed 714 When I … the room Dave … the guitar. He … all evening and … nothing about the house. a) entered/was playing/was playing/had done b) entered/was playing/had been playing/had done c) entered/had been playing/had been playing/did d) entered/played/was playing/did 715 The service company … because we … for our car for 5 hours. We … totally exhausted. a) apologized/had been waiting/had been b) had apologized/waited/were c) apologized/were waiting/were d) apologized/had been waiting/were 716 Oh, I … an e-mail from the support service! They … me. I … for it for 3 weeks. a) see/have finally replied/waited b) see/finally replied/was waiting c) see/have finally replied/have been waiting d) am seeing/are finally replying/had been waiting 717 We … in the park when the rain … .There … no place to hide nearby. So we … cold that day. a) were walking/had started/was/got b) were walking/started/was/got c) walked/were starting/was/had got d) were walking/was starting/had been/got 718 They … in that house for 4 years. They … to New York about a year ago. But their house … . a) had lived/moved/hasn’t been sold yet b) had been living/moved/hadn’t been sold yet c) had been living/had moved/hasn’t been sold yet d) had been living/moved/hasn’t been sold yet 719 I … yoga while my dog … in the garden. Now I … him. a) was doing/was playing/don’t see b) was doing/played/don’t see c) was doing/was playing/am not seeing d) had done/was playing/don’t see 720 He … 2 years in Turkey before he … a teacher of Math. a) spent/became b) had spent/became c) had been spending/became d) had spent/had become

ANSWER KEY

706	C
707	C
708	A
709	C
710	A
711	C
712	C
713	B
714	B
715	D
716	C
717	B
718	D
719	A
720	B